Electromagnetic System to Modify Weather

ABSTRACT

This invention is a process to modify weather patterns with electromagnetic systems, by creating and/or limiting eddy currents. Oceanwater&#39;s salinity increases its electrical conductivity. The conflict between the Earth&#39;s electromagnetic field, and the Coriolis Force, is a factor in cyclogenesis. This invented process utilizes artificially induced electromagnetic eddy currents to generate precipitation systems from Eastward Ocean Currents, as well as limits electromagnetic induction caused by the Earth&#39;s electromagnetic field, to stall cyclogenesis.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This nonprovisional patent application claims the benefit of theseprovisional patent applications.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This is a utility patent application for the use of artificialelectromagnetic fields to modify weather.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This patent application claims a process which utilizes artificialelectromagnetic fields, shields to modify weather patterns. Theartificial electromagnetic system may be utilized to stimulate thegrowth of a precipitation system. The artificial electromagnetic systemmay also be utilized to stall the growth of a precipitation system. Thedeployment of the artificial electromagnetic field, shields is focusedon utilizing the electromagnetic fields to induce, or limit theinduction of, electrical eddy currents in the electrically conductivesaltwater, which is an element in the development of precipitation andpressure systems in Earth's weather.

The artificial electromagnetic fields, and changing flux used toevaporate, levitate additional water into precipitation systems, makesthe deployment of those artificial electromagnetic fields, within a bodyof water preferable. This preference also holds for the mitigation,reduction of changing flux, caused by relative motion to Earth'smagnetic field. This invention is not limited to the deployment of theartificial electromagnetic fields, shields within a body of water, asthe artificial magnetic fields, shields may be deployed on the surfaceof a body of water, or in an air system, above, near, or not approximateto a body of water.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Drawing 1: Drawing 1 illustrates a simple array of artificialelectromagnetic fields within a body of water.

Drawing 2: Drawing 2 illustrates an example of how to utilize stableelectromagnetic flux, to minimize electromagnetic induction caused bymotion relative to Earth's magnetic field. This invention is not limitedto artificial electromagnetic fields whose magnetic axis is partiallyaligned with Earth's magnetic axis.

Drawing 3: Drawing 3 illustrates an additional example of how tominimize electromagnetic induction, by utilizing an electricalconductor, Faraday Cages, though this invention is not limited toopen-ended Faraday Cages. An array of layered Faraday Cages may beutilized to minimize electromagnetic induction in Oceanwater currents.The Faraday Cages may be grounded to artificial current sinks, or theSeafloor/Continental Shelf.

Drawing 4: Drawing 4 illustrates how a Halbach Array may be utilized tominimize electromagnetic induction caused by interaction between Earth'selectromagnetic field, and Oceanwater. The strong side of the HalbachArray may also face the air-water interface. A Faraday Cage may beapplied in the same manner.

Drawing 5: Drawing 5 illustrates how a Halbach Array, or strong sidedelectromagnetic field can be used to stimulate eddy currents in a bodyof water, where the Halbach Array is rotated, or tilted, around an axis,put in motion, or amplified. An array of electrical currents may bearranged so that the electromagnetic fields caused by the electriccurrents combines into a Halbach Array, where the strength of the Arraycan be changed, as changing flux induces electrical eddy currents. Thisinvention is not limited to strong sided electromagnetic fields orarrays.

Drawing 6: Drawing 6 illustrates an example of how changing flux,strengthening or weakening magnetic field, can induce electrical eddycurrents, leading to evaporation and levitation of water vapor, andincreasing the precipitation within an air pressure, storm system.

Drawing 7: Drawing 7 illustrates how the invention may be utilized inconjunction with the Moon's gravitational field, during high tide, tofurther increase evaporation of the Ocean water.

Drawing 8: Drawing 8 illustrates that the artificial electromagneticfield used to limit electromagnetic induction caused by the Earth'selectromagnetic field, may be a single magnetic field. This inventionmay also utilize an array of artificial electromagnetic fields.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This patent application pertains to an electromagnetic system to modifyweather. The invented process may utilize artificial electric current,such as alternative current, direct current, artificial electromagneticfield(s), permanent magnets, electromagnets, electrical conductors whichchange in size, strength or direction, to induce electrical eddycurrents in the salt water ocean, and other electrically conductivebodies of water, causing levitation and evaporation, generating a systemof precipitation. The process of this patent application may alsoutilize the electric and magnetic flux found in electromagnetic waves,to generate additional changing flux.

The invented process may also utilize an artificial electromagneticfield(s), permanent magnets, electromagnets, to reduce the induction ofelectrical eddy currents caused by the change of the Earth's magneticflux relative to oceanwater, in order to mitigate the emergence of astorm system from Ocean Currents, with a focus on Westward OceanCurrents. The invented process is not limited to the mitigation of stormsystems emerging from Westward Ocean Currents. The artificialelectromagnetic fields may also utilize stable flux, to minimizecyclogenesis from random change of electromagnetic flux that emergesfrom Earth's electromagnetic field, regardless of whether the Oceancurrent is flowing Eastward, Westward.

Ocean water has some properties which allow it to be stimulated byelectric currents and electromagnetic fields. Ocean water is salty, fullof ions, which grant it its electrical conductivity. Water, in its pureform, is also diamagnetic, meaning it is slightly repelled by magneticfields. The repulsion caused by induced electrical currents, isultimately a diamagnetic property.

A change in magnetic flux is able to induce electrical currents andoppositional magnetic field in conductive materials, called eddycurrents. This change in flux can be caused by the change in thestrength or direction of an external magnetic field, a shift in theplacement of the electrically conductive material relative to theexternal magnetic field's angular/linear flux, or a change in thesurface area of the electrically conductive material, exposed to theexternal magnetic field.

It is important to note that Ocean Eddies and Electrical Eddy Currentsare normally distinguished from one another. Ocean Eddies are a termfrom fluid dynamics, that are similarly named to Electromagnetic EddyCurrents, which is terminology from Electromagnetics.

The Earth's magnetic field is tilted on an axis, slanted away from theEarth's rotational axis. As the Earth rotates, the Earth's magnetic axisrotates around the Earth's rotational axis. This angular divergence issignificant, as a change in magnetic flux can be caused by such anangular divergence. If the angular direction of a magnetic field changeswith respect to an electrical conductor, that change in magnetic fluxcan induce electrical eddy currents in the electrical conductor. Thistilt of the Earth's magnetic field is sufficient to create electricaleddy currents in some Oceanwater currents, as Oceanwater is salty, andconducts electricity.

The electromagnetic induction caused by Earth's Magnetic Field is moreextreme in Ocean currents that travel Westward, as the angulardivergence/change is greater due to the Earth's Eastward rotation. In agiven 24 Hour Rotation, Westward Ocean Currents experience a sharperprecession of the Earth's electromagnetic axis, since they travel in adifferent direction than the magnetic poles, during the Eastwardrotation of the Earth.

The Earth's electromagnetic field is caused by an internal dynamo. TheEarth's dynamo is located in the Earth's core. Earth's electromagneticfield rotates East with the rest of the Earth, at all latitudes, becausethe dynamo that generates Earth's electromagnetic field is close to theEarth's center, and buried within the Earth's crust, mantle, and core.Solid land, and other parts of the Earth's crust, rotate East with theEarth across latitudes.

Oceanwater does not follow the same pattern. Liquids and gases on theEarth's surface are much more subject to the Coriolis Force, anddifferent rotational velocities at given latitudes.

Objects at different latitudes on the Earth experience differentrotational speeds during a given rotation of the Earth. The Earth has awider circumference at the Equator, and thus has a different rotationalspeed, at the Equator, than it does at the poles. This is due to thefact that objects further away from the poles, move a longer distanceduring Earth's 24 Hour rotation, giving them a faster speed, which isdistance traveled over time. Objects at the poles don't travel as farduring Earth's 24 Hour rotation, and have a slower rotational speed incomparison to objects near the Equator.

The Earth's Eastward Rotation causes Air and Water moving towards theEquator to flow West, and Air and Water moving away from the Equator toflow East. Ocean Currents moving toward the Equator are moving Eastwardat a slower velocity than the Ocean Water near the Equator, so theydrift West. Ocean Currents moving away from the Equator carry theirEastward momentum against slower moving water near the poles. Note,there is a small patch of Ocean, referred to as the EquatorialCountercurrent, which stays on the Equator, and rotates East, with theEarth, due to the fact that the equator is the fastest moving frame ofreference.

Ultimately, the spherical shape of the Earth, and its rotational axis,causes a conflict between the Coriolis Force and the Electromagneticfield.

Lenz's Law and Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction support thepremise that a change in the angle between a magnetic field and anelectrically conductive surface, is a sufficient change in flux toinduce electric eddy currents in an electrical conductor, and create arepulsive force between the original electromagnetic field and theelectromagnetic field induced in the electric conductor. Theoppositional electromagnetic field is created due to resistance tochange in the original electromagnetic field.

Westward Oceanwater, forced West by the Coriolis force, experiences muchmore defined angular change in Earth's magnetic flux, due to the factthat it travels in the opposite direction compared to the Earth'sMagnetic Axis. Eastward Oceanwater experiences less change in magneticflux because it is traveling in the same direction as the MagneticAxis's rotation.

Electric eddy currents created in a conductive material, have magneticfields which oppose the change in magnetic flux in the surroundingexternal magnetic field. These oppositional fields are the result ofLenz's Law, and Faraday's Laws around Electromagnetic Induction.

This is a reason Westward Ocean Currents creates larger, more powerfulstorms than Eastward Ocean Currents. The repulsive magnetic fieldscaused by Electromagnetic induction are powerful enough to levitateelectrical conductors. The precipitation in strong Westward Stormsystems is caused by a combination of evaporation, and levitation.

Interestingly, the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region of reducedelectromagnetic strength in the Earth's magnetic field, may be theultimate reason why the Earth has less Hurricanes in the South AtlanticRegion. Although oppositional, electrical eddy electric currents arecaused by change in magnetic field strength, the reduction inelectromagnetic strength can result in weaker electric eddy currents,compared to strengthening electromagnetic field. The electrical eddycurrents induced are stronger when a conductor is moving towards aregion with greater magnetic strength.

An alternating current, direct current of changing strength, amplitude,orientation, or change in magnetic flux, can induce oppositionalelectrical eddy currents in an electrically conductive material.Electromagnetic induction can cause levitation due to the strongrepulsion between the induced electromagnetic field(s), and the originalelectromagnetic field.

This invented process uses the oppositional magnetic fields, and inducedelectrical eddy currents, to stimulate the evaporation and levitation ofwater, and create a precipitous weather system. The invention induceselectrical eddy currents with artificial alternating currents,artificial direct currents, artificial electromagnetic fields, and/orpermanent magnets, which cause a repulsion between the artificialmagnetic field, and the electrically conductive Oceanwater, as well asJoule Heating, which further stimulates evaporation of water into aprecipitous weather system. The artificial electromagnetic fields whichinduce the electric eddy currents, may be placed within the ocean water,near the sea surface, or a distance below the surface. The artificialelectromagnetic fields may induce electrical eddy currents by changingin strength, orientation, angular flux, direction, or depth in the bodyof water. The artificial electromagnetic fields may be traditionaldipoles, strong-sided magnetic fields, like Halbach arrays, or thecircular magnetic flux that revolves around alternating electriccurrent. Solenoids, or looped electrical conductors, electric current,may be utilized to reinforce the strength of the electromagnetic fields,and the induced electrical eddy currents. Electrically conductivesolenoids, loops, may be tilted or rotated around an axis to stimulateadditional eddy currents in Ocean Saltwater.

Soundwaves, pressure waves may be utilized to help the evaporation ofthe water coalesce into an air pressure system. The formation of stormsystems often thrives in low-pressure air systems, which rotate indifferent directions by hemisphere. As storm systems often rotatesubject to the air-pressure systems interaction with the Coriolis Force,pressure waves may be propagated through a body of water, to help theevaporation of the water, subject to the low-pressure or high-pressureair flow systems, where the pressure waves are propagated in a manner toencourage the formation of an air pressure system, by creating a windsystem which rotates around the center of the array.

The invention will help create precipitation systems from Eastward OceanCurrents, which do not experience as drastic changing of electromagneticflux, when compared to Westward Ocean Currents, since Eastward OceanCurrents travel in the same direction as the Earth's electromagneticfield during the rotation of the Earth. Practitioners of this inventionmay increase the salinity of the Ocean Saltwater, in order to increasethe electrical conductivity of the water being subjected toelectromagnetic induction. This invention may also utilize thegravitational field between the Earth and Moon, and operate at hightide, to complement the electromagnetic induction with a gravitationalfield, but the invention is not limited to times of high tide.

This invented process also may use artificial electromagnetic fields,shields to reduce the change in flux caused by interaction with theEarth's magnetic field. The invented process may utilize artificialelectromagnetic fields to stabilize the magnetic flux around potentialstorm systems' waters, to stall it from becoming excessivelyprecipitous. The artificial electromagnetic field, shield used tomitigate change in flux may be maintained by an artificial directcurrent that does not change in strength, angular flux, or orientation.The artificial electromagnetic field, shield used to mitigate change influx may be a strong-sided magnetic field, like a Halbach array, atraditional dipole, or the circular magnetic flux that revolves around aline of direct electric current.

A Faraday Cage is a device utilized to reduce interaction with externalelectromagnetic fields. A singular Faraday Cage, or array, may beutilized to limit interaction between Ocean, Sea waters and the Earth'selectromagnetic field. The Faraday Cage(s) may be enclosed, oropen-ended like a ‘booster's bag.’ Faraday Cages are electricalconductors that accumulate electric fields opposite to an externalmagnetic field, while limiting electromagnetic interaction on theiropposite side, or internal side. A Halbach array may be utilized in thesame manner as a Faraday Cage, by accumulating electromagnetic field onone side of its assembly, while shielding the other side fromelectromagnetic stimulus, by reducing the field strength.

Artificial electromagnetic shields utilized to minimize induced eddycurrents caused by motion relative to Earth's electromagnetic axis, maybe grounded to an external artificial object that acts as a sink forcharge, such as a submarine, the Earth's seafloor, or continental shelf,absorbing charge due to low charge density.

The electromagnetic shields may be comprised of independent artificialelectromagnetic fields, arrays, which minimize induction of Oceanwaternear a region of frequent cyclogenesis, with their own independentelectromagnetic field. The electromagnetic shields may also be comprisedof electromagnetic conductors, potentially grounded, to submarines, theEarth, or an external object that acts as a current sink. Theelectromagnetic shields may be layered above and below one another,where each layer is independently grounded with an external currentsink. The electromagnetic shields may be grounded at a single point, toprevent ground loops, though this invention isn't solely limited to asingle ground point per shielding apparatus. The electromagnetic shieldsmay cover a large area of land, whilst non-moving, or travel adjacent toa potentially developing precipitation system, to minimize changingelectromagnetic field under or through an air/water system.

Oceanwater forced to flow West, as a result of the Coriolis Force,experiences a large change in magnetic flux from the Earth's magneticfield, since the magnetic axis rotates East with the Earth. Because theEarth rotates Eastward, the angle between the Earth's magnetic field,which also rotates East, and the electrically conductive Oceanwater nearthe Equator, moving West, changes at a greater pace, than the anglebetween the Earth's magnetic field, and the Oceanwater moving East. Thisis an additional reason why many powerful storm systems arise fromWestward Oceanwater Currents.

The artificial electromagnetic fields may be oriented in a manner wherethe magnetic field axis are aligned with the Earth's electromagneticfield along a given axis. This invention is does not require alignmentof electromagnetic axes to mitigate the changing flux affecting OceanSaltwater.

This invention is not limited to the utilization of artificialelectromagnetic fields adjacent to a body of water, as the artificialelectromagnetic fields, shields used to stabilize electromagnetic flux,and limit electromagnetic induction, can be maintained through apotential storm, tornado system occurring over land. The electromagneticfield, shield would have minimal deviation, in regards to strength,orientation, angular direction, and would be best maintained by directcurrent, an array of permanent magnets, or Faraday Shields.

1. Process to generate precipitation from Aquatic Bodies of Water a.Utilizing artificial electromagnetic fields, b. Changing in magneticfield strength, orientation, direction, angular flux c. Inducingelectrical currents in Ocean Currents, and oppositional magnetic fields,causing levitation, evaporation of Oceanwater
 2. Process to generateprecipitation from Eastward Ocean Currents a. Utilizing artificialelectromagnetic fields, array of artificial electromagnetic fields b.Changing in magnetic field strength, orientation, direction, angularflux c. Where artificial electromagnetic field(s) placed near or withinEastward Ocean Currents, d. Inducing electrical currents in EastwardOcean Currents, and repulsive magnetic fields, causing levitation,evaporation of Oceanwater
 3. Process to stall cyclogenesis a. Utilizingartificial electromagnetic shield(s) b. Where artificial electromagneticshield(s) comprised of artificial electromagnetic field, orelectromagnetic conductor, c. And artificial electromagnetic shieldplaced near or within Westward Ocean Currents, d. Reducing interactionbetween Earth's electromagnetic field and the Westward Ocean Saltwater,e. Minimizing electromagnetic induction caused by Earth'sElectromagnetic Field.